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Case File

CVE-2018-18472

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 30.28% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-06-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2018-18472
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
30.28%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Western Digital WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions) have a root Remote Command Execution bug via shell metacharacters in the /api/1.0/rest/language_configuration language parameter. It can be triggered by anyone who knows the IP address of the affected device, as exploited in the wild in June 2021 for factory reset commands,